State: Utah
Open: Seasonal
Number of Sites: 35
Elevation: 8100
Free: No
About: Lodgepole Ashley is settled in a lodgepole pine and quaking aspen forest at an elevation of 8,000 feet near beautiful Flaming Gorge, Utah, less than 20 miles away. Summer wildflowers are abundant in this shady, secluded campground.
Flush toilets, potable water, and garbage service are provided at Lodgepole Ashley. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring with grate. Roads and parking spurs are paved. A campground host is located onsite, and firewood is available for purchase.
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is known not only for its beautiful red cliffs, but also for its world-class fishing. Lake, brown and rainbow trout fishing, boating, waterskiing, jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and scuba diving are popular activities on the reservoir. River rafting on the Green River is spectacular, with red cliff walls rising on both sides. Flaming Gorge Dam offers interesting guided tours of the working hydroelectric plant and the dam itself; the adjacent visitor center has area history exhibits.
Fees: $16 (2011)
Usage: Light
Water: Potable Water
Restrooms: Flush Toilet
Closest Town: Dutch John, Utah
Directions: From Vernal, Utah, travel north on US Highway 191 26 miles north. From Manila, Utah, travel south on Utah Highway 44 and US Highway 191 37 miles to the campground.